Kirghiz

/kɪrˈgiz/

Other forms: Kirghizes

Definitions of Kirghiz

1. noun

   a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
   synonyms: Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgiz, Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan

   example of:

   Asian country, Asian nation

   any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
2. noun

   a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
   synonyms: Khirghiz, Kirgiz

   type of:

   Turki

   any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
3. noun

   the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
   synonyms: Khirghiz, Kirgiz

   type of:

   Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar

   a subfamily of Altaic languages